Ask friends & families who have previously been to destinations you are planning to visit. Social media platforms are also useful tools to gather holiday inspiration and travel advice. Twitter’s hands down my current fave!

Travel March the 24th, return April 8th – that’s a 16 day holiday and you only need to take 8 days off work! (This applies to the UK Bank Holiday).

Despite being more expensive to travel during public holidays I tend to…

Travel just before or right after the public holiday! Flights are cheaper and you still get to make the most of the added public holiday day

Book in advance to reduce costs

Travel into a smaller airport, the flight price is usually cheaper

Booking a flight into an airport which serves budget airlines tends to be much cheaper. I’ve noticed that these “budget airports” are usually situated quite away from the city so make sure you arrange transport into the city (or your accommodation) beforehand.

Tip #4 Use your airport layovers to explore a new city

Airport layovers are not always dreadful. Last year I intentionally planned a 6 hour layover in Kuala Lumpur before heading to Singapore for 20 hours.

I didn’t have to pay for accomodation (many airports now have comfortable sleeping pods or there’s always the option to book a flight that leaves early morning the next day meaning you’ll sleep on the plane – win win!)

Monzo, Revolut and Starling Bank cards allow you to spend money abroad at no extra costs. My fave is currently the Starling Bank card as it’s completely FREE to use (the other banks charge on ATM withdrawals after a certain limit).

Many of us do not have the luxury of travelling from Monday to Friday for work so we’ve gotta’ go to work so we can make money to travel. It’s life lol.

If saving is not your thing make it your thing! This is a goal I’ve set myself for 2018.

Saving as little as £1 a day into your travel fund can get you on 3 return flights around Europe after 3 months of saving!

Here’s a few saving strategies I’ve recently adopted:

I opened a savings account that doesn’t come with a debit card. The only way I can spend the cash is by going to the physical bank to withdraw and I won’t be doing that (lol).

I opened a Fixed Rate Bond savings account with Virgin Money. This savings account prohibits withdrawals until an agreed date in the future. I get to enjoy the benefits of having the best interest rate on top of my savings because of the long term saving plan. The interest on these type of bank accounts tend to be more than your regular current account.

I have multiple mini side hustles which fund my travels. Find out what you love doing and discover a way to make it financially sustainable for a certain period of time.

I avoid eating out for lunch and often bring a packed lunch to work.

I cancelled my expensive gym membership! To keep fit I picked up long distance running which is free!

Explore. Venture. Go. Travel. Live!

Tip #8 Book the trip!

Don’t leave it too late. Take the time off work well in advance, book that trip and you’ll know what you’re working with.

Quit procrastinating as the best travel deals are grabbed waaay in advance!